Nashville Predators Franchise History: #7 Forward

[King Weber]

If you missed the first one: Nashville Predators Franchise History: #1 Forward
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #2 Forward & #1 Defenseman
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #3 Forward
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #4 Forward & #2 Defenseman
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #5 Forward
Nashville Predators Franchise History: #6 Forward, #3 Defenseman & #1 Goaltender

Final Rankings

Forwards:

1.

Paul Kariya
2.

David Legwand
3.

Filip Forsberg
4.

Steve Sullivan
5.

Mike Fisher
6.

Martin Erat

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Defensemen:

1.

Roman Josi
2.

Shea Weber
3.

Kimmo Timonen

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Goaltenders:

1.

Pekka Rinne

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Team A

Paul Kariya - X -

Steve Sullivan

Filip Forsberg -

David Legwand -

Martin Erat
X -

Mike Fisher - X
X - X - X

Roman Josi -

Shea Weber

Kimmo Timonen - X
X - X

Pekka Rinne
X

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Team B

X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X

X - X
X - X
X - X

X
X

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Team C

X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X
X - X - X

X - X
X - X
X - X

X
X

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Here's everyone who meets the criteria (ordered by games played):


Forwards:

1. David Legwand (956)
2. Martin Erat (723)
3. Craig Smith (661)
4. Greg Johnson (502)
5. Colin Wilson (502)
6. Scott Hartnell (498)
7. Jerred Smithson (497)
8. Jordin Tootoo (486)
9. Calle Jarnkrok (459)
10. Filip Forsberg (458)
11. Mike Fisher (429)
12. Scott Walker (410)
13. J-P Dumont (388)
14. Patric Hörnqvist (363)
15. Ryan Johansen (351)
16. Vitali Yachmenyov (338)
17. Viktor Arvidsson (335)
18. Vernon Fiddler (325)
19. Colton Sissons (322)
20. Steve Sullivan (317)
21. Tom Fitzgerald (307)
22. Austin Watson (306)
23. Cliff Ronning (301)
24. Nick Spaling (297)
25. Jason Arnott (275)
26. Denis Arkhipov (273)
27. Paul Gaustad (248)
28. Patric Kjellberg (246)
29. Gabriel Bourque (242)
30. Vladimir Orszagh (239)
31. Adam Hall (234)
32. Joel Ward (230)
33. James Neal (219)
34. Nick Bonino (219)
35. Mike Ribeiro (209)
36. Scott Nichol (209)
37. Kevin Fiala (204)
38. Sergei Kostitsyn (198)
39. Eric Nystrom (185)
40. Kyle Turris (182)
41. Darcy Hordichuk (172)
42. Miikka Salomaki (167)
43. Paul Kariya (164)
44. Rob Valicevic (159)
45. Alexander Radulov (154)
46. Sebastien Bordeleau (146)
47. Radek Bonk (145)
48. Matt Cullen (139)
49. Matt Halischuk (136)
50. Sergei Krivokrasov (133)
51. Randy Robitaille (131)
52. Marcel Goc (124)


Defensemen

1. Shea Weber (763)
2. Roman Josi (632)
3. Dan Hamhuis (600)
4. Kimmo Timonen (573)
5. Ryan Suter (542)
6. Mattias Ekholm (538)
7. Ryan Ellis (527)
8. Kevin Klein (403)
9. Marek Zidlicky (307)
10. Karlis Skrastins (307)
11. Bill Houlder (302)
12. Mark Eaton (286)
13. Greg Zanon (230)
14. Cale Hulse (225)
15. Yannick Weber (223)
16. Drake Berehowsky (219)
17. PK Subban (211)
18. Seth Jones (199)
19. Francis Bouillon (195)
20. Matt Irwin (195)
21. Cody Franson (164)
22. Greg de Vries (154)
23. Andy Delmore (144)
24. Jason York (141)
25. Bob Boughner (141)


Goalies

1. Pekka Rinne (659)
2. Tomas Vokoun (383)
3. Mike Dunham (217)
4. Chris Mason (146)
5. Juuse Saros (119)
6. Dan Ellis (110)
7. Carter Hutton (75)


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[triggrman]

JP for me here. For 3 seasons he was the best winger we've had not named Kariya. If not for his last season his average would likely be 2nd among forwards. That last season I've heard he had problems getting out of bed yet still played 70 games with a bad back. He loves Nashville, loved the Predators.

 

[Soundgarden]

Going Arvidsson again.

 

[Pr0fet]

Why isnt Leggy #1C? For some reason this disturbs me

@King Weber

 

[GoldOnGold]

I might be missing something about how it works, but why isn't Legwand slotted as 1C?

 

[GoldOnGold]

Why isnt Leggy #1C? For some reason this disturbs me

@King Weber

Wow we posted at literally the exact time about the exact same thing

 

[predfan24]

I had a tough time picking between Dumont and Arnott. Both were really effective offensively here for a time. Arnott had a booming shot and good offensive instincts. The downside of Arnott is he would often go through periods of laziness and often wouldn't asset himself despite his large frame. I'm going JP because his first 3 years here were incredible. He was amazingly consistent. He probably, other than maybe Kariya, had the smartest offensive mind of any player that ever put on a Preds jersey.

 

[Pr0fet]

Wow we posted at literally the exact time about the exact same thing

Great minds?

 

[GoldOnGold]

Great minds?

That's gotta be the explanation

 

[King Weber]

Why isnt Leggy #1C? For some reason this disturbs me

@King Weber

I might be missing something about how it works, but why isn't Legwand slotted as 1C?

I feel like there are players out there that are better suited for that role than Legwand, mainly Johansen and/or Arnott. As we vote in more players, the lines will likely change a bit. The lines are up for discussion of course.

 

[vipera1960]

I feel like there are players out there that are better suited for that role than Legwand, mainly Johansen and/or Arnott. As we vote in more players, the lines will likely change a bit. The lines are up for discussion of course.

That’s the complete opposite of the poll. You asked us to pick who was the “best” Pred, not do a fantasy draft.

 

[King Weber]

That’s the complete opposite of the poll. You asked us to pick who was the “best” Pred, not do a fantasy draft.

The polls are about ranking the best forwards, defensemen and goalies. The lineups are there just for fun.

 

[vipera1960]

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The polls are about ranking the best forwards, defensemen and goalies. The lineups are there just for fun.

It’s totally cool. It might be interesting to see what people think about how current/former Preds would play together. Maybe once lineup a and b are done see who can put together the best team.

Leggy and Kariya had great chemistry together, so I would keep them paired. RW is more complicated. The obvious choice would be Sullivan (two “cherry-picking” wings and a fast defensive center) but they were all together at that time and it wasn’t really tried, but I don’t know if that was a chemistry thing or line distribution. From there it’s like Dumont, Hornquist, or Smith/Orszagh, which significantly changes the line dynamics.

 

[triggrman]

Kariya -Legwand-Sullivan absolutely played together